Dissolved extracellular polymeric substances (dEPS) dynamics and bacterial growth during sea ice formation in an ice tank study

Polar Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 661-676

  Aslam, Shazia N ^a   Underwood, Graham J C ^a   Kaartokallio, Hermanni ^b   Norman, Louiza ^c   Autio, Riitta ^b   Fischer, Michael ^d   Kuosa, Harri ^e   Dieckmann, Gerhard S ^d   Thomas, David N ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Dissolved carbohydrate; Dissolved organic matter; EPS; Extracellular polymeric substances; Frost flowers; Sea ice

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ALLOCHTHON; BACTERIUM; CARBOHYDRATE; COLD TOLERANCE; CRYOPRESERVATION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; FLOWER; FROST; GROWTH RATE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MESOCOSM; POLYMER; SEA ICE; SEAWATER; SURVIVAL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84859445704     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-011-1112-0     Document Type: Article

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